It’s been dismal lately, but just before Thanksgiving we got a bit of news that gave us a little in the way of political good cheer. Tom Delay was convicted of money laundering by a Texas jury, in a case that seemed to defy the constitutional mandate for a speedy trial. Seems like he was indicted in the dim and distant past. In a way, he was, because the core of the case centered on a Texas law that forbade corporations from contributing directly to political campaigns. That particular prohibitions seems quaint, in light of the Supreme Court’s Citizen United opinion.
Still, for what it’s worth, the country may eventually be protected from Delay’s political machinations, not to mention that he will be unable to inflict his dancing on a helpless nation.
It’s not much, given the truly bad news this month has brought, but it’s something, and it came just in time. I wonder, by the way, if Fox News saw fit to mention it.
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